Baby moistureproof diaper protector



Jan. 3, 1956 "r. MALAMUT 2,493,492

BABY MOISTUREPROOF DI PER mo'ractrok Filed Aug. 14, 1948- INVENTOR.Tnssxa MALAMUT Patented Jan. 3, 1950 (11F Eli-IEBABY-MOISTUREPRO'OFDIAPEB- 'eaornc'ron Tessie. Malamut, Breaking,-ApplicationAug ist li, 1m; SerialNo. 44,260 I This; invention; relatesatnew ands-useful; .ime provements in diaper protectorsgandg;mercenar-.

ticularly zzthaaim is to. providezaznovelandsvaluable baby pants of:improvedbehavior when. worn.

by ain-tinfantv ovenardiapena The-mere diaper: pmtecton: prevents:moisture. fromzrtea-ching the iniiantfs dress; and toth-at. end;ar-waterproofi ply oivmatenalris included; Thearrangement isi::suclr.thatrwith" saidz ply:- innervmostrnevertheless chafing; of; the legs andah-v dfimeniiifii prevented; which; chafing: is a;;-bother;;

some: and- SQmQtjmGSLJSGIiOUSIQ problem-i when or-vdinarm-mbberbaby-pants are worn.

inventiomara more: particularly set. forth:;

In the accompanying drawings forminga maeteriali partkof; disclosureFig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of theinvention'as.novwifavored, raised at itsoppositeends. in. the manner invwhich these portions of the garmentwouldlbe'. arranged in r the courseof placing the same on an infant.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the 1 garment spread. flat, and looking atthe inner side thereof/i.

Fig. 3iisanenlarged detailview; beingsaisection takenonthe line 3-3otFignz. V

Fig. his arsimilar view, being a ;section .-taken on the line 44 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 shows a piece of textile material as cut for edgefacing the sameto provide the outer ply oi the garment.

Fig. 6 is a view for assisting to show the relationship, in the finishedgarment, between the aforesaid waterproof ply and said piece of textilematerial; said waterproof ply being shown in full lines.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the garment shown issubstantially of dumbbell outline, having like end sections l and IIeach shaped as a truncated triangle. Such triangles have their basesfacing each other; and they are joined by a central section l2 ofgreater length than width and having its opposite sides symmetricallysubstantially arcuately concavely curved as shown best in Fig. 2.

The garment incorporates an outer ply provided by a single piece ofcloth I4, cut to the outline shown in Fig. 5. To provide along the twoconcavely curved sides of the garment section l2 narrow inner facingsl5, each established by stitching a seam as shown at l in Fig. 4,

extensions. l6 arepresent, each for an infold-=alonga. line i'l'rz TQPI'GWGQHfSJiI'IY wide inner'facings. for the-garment sections. Ill andii along the free end and 'alongb'othof the sides. of each of" said:sections, at eachof said sections. extensions is; I 8, l8 "1 areprovided; these tobe infolded along the linesvl 9, I9, 19..

The; extensionsit. having been foldedand: stitched toprovidethe-facings. i5; next; at: each. OFthGx end sections .liizandyii thesections; 1.8.; are foldedsand stitchedito provide theeinnerfacings 2H,incidental to the establishmentof'a sui t:-.v

able seam; as one likethe: one next-mentioned.

Their. ateach of 1 said sections Wand M, the; extensions 1.8 arefolded:and stitched toprovida, incidentalto the establishment of; a seam suchasthatindicatedati iin. Fig; 3, the innerrgfacings,

In .ecnneotion; with the cloth Diane. M which as: above. is; folded ands itched-. 00; provi e. the

facings l5, Zilfandi 2 it willbe noted. from Fi 5. that... at.vthe.meeting.porti ns of an: ext ns on: lifijwithran extension t a.threeeply structure; s: o the provided; and; the. same. is. r erin.egard meeting-pertinent BiH QKtB-HSiOII; it-with; an ex ension; I8Thereby; aeushien ne means s 1 1-- corporatedat all. p aces: where I thecemen ma imam: -wair nst ic iv lyr n age he. ody 01.- thjeiinfaTheaarment i acomh e edy the: dditions-ctr heapiecewof sheetrmater a to;pr videhe afore said; waterproof ly; he additio roi suitable Geetachable fastening means along the facings 20, and the stitching inplace of a tab to be explained in a moment.

Said waterproof ply is constituted by a sheet 23 of a filmlike,waterproof and preferably transparent plastic of any of the kindscommonly purchaseable on the open market, which plastic sheet may bereadily identified by its extreme thinness, a somewhat milky whiteappearance when backed by an opaque material, and such a fine feel tothe fingers as to be almost doeskin like. This material has some slightdegree of elastic stretchability, but the elastic behavior is rathersluggish.

A feature of the invention is the way in which this sheet is shapedrelative to the shape of the cloth piece It and the arrangement of thesheet 23 to said piece l4 and the manner of attach ment thereto of saidsheet 23. The outline of the sheet 23 (after it has been twice reverselyfolded to provide oppositely facing pleats 24, Figs. 2 and 3), relativeto the outline of the cloth piece l4 (after the latter has been providedwith its facings I5, 20 and 22), is shown in Fig. 6, wherein said pieceHI and its said facings are indicated in dot and dash lines; it beingexplained that the stitchings employed toestablish said facings furtherservenot only to lock, in folded condition,

the opposite ends of both pleats 24 and anchor the'end sections of thesheet 23 to the sections l and I lfof the garment, but also, at the sametime, the sheet 23 is. sopresent that all along the central section l2of the garment the central section of said sheet 23 is full-floatinglyassociated 7 V with said section l2.

' tively.

The aforesaid suitable detachable fastening means along the facings maybe tie strings,

buttons and buttonholes, or any equivalent; and

the'same are shown as constituting snap fasten ersfor example, threesets of such fasteners at each of the two garment portions to beoverlapped I 7 at each side of the infants body. Of these fasteners, themale elements 26 thereof are herein illustrated as placed along each ofthe'facings 20 at the rear of the garment, that is, at its section II(the far, section in Fig. 1), with the posts of the said elements at theinner side of the garmerit; while the female elements are hereinillustrated as placed along each of the facings 20 at the front of thegarment, with the sockets of said elements at the outside of thegarment. Thus, in placing the garment on the infants body, the sideextremities of the section II will be arranged overlappingly of the sideextremities of the section 10.

The garment is completed when a tab 21, is stitched in place. This tabor an equivalent may or may not be used, but its presence is nowconsidered a feature of considerable importance,

as by virtue of its inclusion a safety pin can be used to attach thefront of -new garment to the front of a diaper or to the front of ashirt on the infant without injuriously affecting the function of thewaterproof sheet 23. The tab 21 is one woven of a moisture absorbentyarn or thread, and hence a piercing of the sheet 23'within the confinesof said tab would at worst result merely in the creation of an orificecapable of no more than a negligible action as a moisture passing one. 1The behavior of the waterproof sheet 23,'while the garment is beingworn, is to be emphasized. Because of its free floating central portionsaid sheet comfortably yet perfectly adapts itself to the infants bodyat and adjacent to the crotch. The infants frequently changing postures,and

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and the 7 right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim' as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A diaper'protectorhaving a crotch-engaging" secured only at its oppositeends and there secured by said stitchings, and a tabof absorbentmaterial overlying the Waterproof ply at one of said sections, said tabstitched all around the same to both plies.

I TESSIE MALAMUT.

Number fName 7 j .D'ate,

' 342,494 Baldwin May 25, 1886 1,329,119 George ,Jan. ,27, 19202,246,714 Blair I June 25 1941

